These two cards were made with the same sheet of Stampin Up irresistably yours cardstock, but look so different. for the top card I sprayed the cardstock with dylusions sprays ( A tip – wait for one colour to dry before spraying the other colour – I learnt that one the hard way and ended up with a mud coloured mess!). then it was just a matter of some die cutting to finish. the bottom card is my first Christmas card for the year! I sponged this one with ink, and added a spellbinders die bauble and some sequins. I headed over to paper flourish today to get some papers for my next few classes, so will be busy this weekend coming up with some new cards and while I was there also managed to get the new range of graphic 45 gilded lily – it is gorgeous and I can’t wait to make some cards with it – classes first, then some palying. Thats my weekend sorted!Til tomorrow
Stampin Up irresistably yours …
Another two cards made with the backgrounds I created out of the Stampin Up irresistably Yours cardstock. For these two I used inkpads and a sponge to create the colour., then just added some images that I had previously coloured – so the good thing about making my own background paper was that I could exactly match up all my layers.Quick post today, as it’s off to work I go! Til tomorrow….
Stampin Up Irresistably Yours
A little while ago my sister gave me some sheets of 12 x 12 cardstock which at first glance looked just white , but on closer inspection I noticed they had a clear embossed design on them, and Oh, what fun I have had adding colour to these plain sheets of paper! they are called Irresistably Yours by Stampin up, and for these first two cards I experimented with dylusion sprays. as the cardstock accepts the colour the embossed pattern resists it… it’s like magic! On cards I will post later I used inks, and then of course I had all this cardstock to turn into cards. The top card – Spellbinders fairy die. and punched butterflies and a prima flower. The bottom card – stampin up stippled blossom stamp set , ribbon and pearls.Til tomorrow….
Stampin up cherry on top and zoo babies stamp set
A quick break from secret garden.. here is a quick card I made for my great nephew’s birthday. The paper is Stampin up 6″ pad Chery on Top, and I stamped an elephant from stampin up zoo babies stamp set. I added a die cut balloon ( kaisercraft) and some ribbon and string to finish.The banner across the top was punched with an E K success punch. My sister Kay was showing me this paper, and the bits I used here were offcuts she had in her pad. I immediately saw what I wanted to do with them so I begged them from her, and then ended up purchasing a pad of my own!Til tomorrow…
Kaisercraft Secret Garden 6
Kaisercraft secret garden 6″ pad for the layering, and to embellish – dies Magnolia flourish, kaisercraft dress form, ribbon,prima flower, stampin up trim, and collectables from the secret garden collection.Today I am off work, having a scan done to determine the source of my hip pain, so I am off now to relax a bit in the craft room – til tomorrow…
Kaisercraft secret garden 5….
Kaisercraft secret garden, – just the paper pad here, some layering and some gorgeous silky ribbon! Quick post this morning as I fly out of the door to work…til tomorrow..
Kaisercraft secret garden 4….
This one is a piece of the 12 x 12 papers ( kaisercraft secret garden) cut to fit my card base ( stampin up cardstock) and I die cut the flowers and leave branch with kaisercraft dies.There is a little doily collectable tucked at the back and i added a couple of extra flowers. A lazy day today, trying to get used to the idea that my holidays are over and it is back to work tomorrow,…where did those two weeks go? Til tomorrow….
Kaisercraft Secret garden 3….
Kaisercraft secret garden 6′ paper pad and matching collectables. Stampin up cardstck and ribbon. Mum gave me the die cut label, so I am not sure what brand it is, and I added some bling. love pink and blue together! I have spent a little time in the craft room today, the last couple of days I have been concentrating on lessons and some customer orders, but today I just sat and created. I pulled out some very old graphic 45 papers ( a ladies diary, baby to bride and le romantique) . I had bits and pieces of each one, but the colours are very similar so I combined them all and made a few cards. I had promised myself I would start using up some of these older papers, so feel good that I have started! til tomorrow..
Kaisercraft Secret garden 2….
Another Kaisercraft secret garden card where the words on the collectable are hidden by me..this time with a well placed flower and leaf collectable.The papers used on this card are from the 6″ pad and I added some lace and ribbon. Today has been spent in the craft room fulfilling orders, I am all caught up now, so it is time to turn my thoughts to August lessons. where is the year going? til tomorrow….
Kaisercraft secret garden 1
This months Kaisercraft release of Secret Garden is absolutely gorgeous, and I couldn’t help myself – I bought the 6″pad, all the 12 x 12 papers and 2 packets of the collectables. It has been a great distraction when I have been meant to be cleaning out the craft room! I have had to force myself to pack it away for now, but not before I made a multitude of cards. We will split this group into 2 or 3 otherwise you will all be sick of seeing them all! This is the first one – Stampin Up blushing bride cardstock,layers of papers from the pad and a few collectables. the flower trim is also from stampin up. the collectable flowers wre hiding the words “to me’ on the label which I didn’t want on this card. There’s a handy hint – flowers can hi9de a multitude of errors!Til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 